James Ferraro's Skid Row drops on November 13th and is inspired by the brutal reality of LA's ruthless culture. Skid Row provides a foray into black metal ballads built on the foundations of rap music.

The latest album from man of mystery, Willis Earl Beal, can only be listened to at night. Beal calls the album, "a perfect, and intentionally minimal, collection of lullabies that (he) often self-medicates with."

There's so much joy in listening to music that at once sounds familiar and like nothing you've heard before. Zs challenge every perception of music as they put jazz through a blender to create Xe. It sounds harsh, but the organized confusion of it all turns to bliss with careful listening.

How do you re-invent yourself as a musician when your psych-garage band has gained a cult following, and released a prolific amount of material in a short amount of time? Behold, John Dwyer's synth project: Damaged Bug.